The Truth

Truth hurts and people don’t like it. With Truth comes Opposition – the opposition may come from without or it may come from within…but it will come. What will I do with it? I never know what I’ll do with it until it comes, that is why preparation is so important. How do I prepare for opposition? I keep tabs on my attitudes, I stay in a mindset of continual prayer, I stay aware of me, the things inside me, and the things that come to me ( I need to keep things in perspective.) I stay faithful to repent. I continually work on being grateful. I stay faithful to study God’s Word for that is Truth and light that can conquer the darkness within me and open my eyes. I realize that it is by the Grace of God that I am able to do anything at all; that the very breath I breathe comes from Him.

People say they want truth; they want truth, they don’ t want lies. But when the truth comes and shines into their darkness they push it away, hide from it, reject it; they don’t want to see it as truth, this is denial. They see it as an attack against them, when in reality it is the truth coming against the flesh, the darkness and the sin within us. What part of me gets mad when the truth comes?… the part of me that was blind to the truth in the first place.

Be Always Aware That There is Always Something to Learn

These are some thoughts that came to me concerning an individual and a situation I was in concerning them. I find that often times when I am put in a difficult place with someone or concerning someone that I often learn something. It usually comes with great pain so I am always thankful for being able to learn something from it. This actually came to me September 7th, it’s just taken awhile to get it posted.

When I think I know more than I do, that is when I have become blinded and then I get into trouble. And when it catches up to me and I don’t humble myself I will get  angry and defensive and even come against the one who was used to bring my ignorance to my attention. If I keep a right attitude when confronted, it is an opportunity for me to learn, not only about what I did wrong but also myself. The only real reason I got mad anyway was because my pride was hurt, and this whole thing led to showing me that so I could get rid of it and ultimately become better at what I do and also become a better person. It also led to showing me things I didn’t know that I needed to know.

I need to live in a state of continual learning, always being aware that no matter how much I may know, I know nothing compared to what there is to know about any particular thing; that there is always so much more to learn. If I get that into my head then when I do mess up I’ll be grateful for the correction when it comes and I’ll see that there was something I desperately needed to learn and know; and I will see the person who came to me in the first place as simply an instrument to open my eyes, and I will be thankful.